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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJanuary 18, 2025, 12:08 a.m. ETMIAMI — Skyler Diggins-Smith separated from Dijonai Carrington just outside the 3-point arc and made a shot, clinching the first win in Unrivaled history.As it hissed in, Diggins-Smith ran down the court and her Lunar Owls teammates chased her, celebrating their 84-80 victory over the Mist on Friday night. Ta.”The atmosphere was emotional,” Diggins-Smith said from center court. “We’re going to celebrate this tonight.”The “winning score” for this new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league is determined by adding 11 points to the first team’s score by the third quarter. That means every match is…

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin considers the first flight of its New Glenn rocket a success, but the company must complete an accident investigation before its next launch. New Glenn completed its first successful launch, known as NG-1, on January 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The second stage reached orbit, but the first stage failed to land in the Atlantic Ocean as planned. The payload of the NG-1 mission was the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a technology demonstrator for the company’s planned Blue Ring orbital transport vehicle. The payload remained attached to the upper stage to test communications, power, and other systems.…

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with drones and ballistic missiles in the early hours of Saturday, killing at least three people in central Kiev as part of a broader offensive targeting towns and cities across the country, officials said.As air raid sirens blared and emergency services scrambled to search for the dead and injured, it was a frighteningly familiar routine in a country that has suffered relentless Russian bombing for nearly three years. The Russian government claimed the attacks were in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory that appear to have escalated in recent weeks.Ukraine’s air force announced that four…

kolkata, india Reuters — An Indian police volunteer who raped and murdered a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata was found guilty on Saturday in a speedy trial for a crime that sparked nationwide outrage over the lack of safety for women. The woman’s body was found on August 9 in a classroom at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Other doctors took several weeks off work to demand justice for her and increased security in public hospitals. Sanjay Roy said in November that he was “totally innocent” and had been framed. He…

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday that mass deportations would begin “very soon” after taking office. This is one of several plans he has discussed. President-elect Trump, who is about to be sworn in on Monday, also told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker that he “will probably delay” the impending U.S. ban on TikTok and will “probably” travel to Los Angeles next week. He said he would visit. He said he planned to inspect the damage caused by the wildfires and was scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Police officers stand guard as supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol attempt to enter the Seoul Western District Court on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP Hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was formally arrested early Sunday morning, days after he was arrested at the presidential palace in Seoul. He could be jailed following last month’s ill-fated declaration of martial law. Yun’s arrest could mark the beginning of a lengthy period of detention lasting several months or more. The decision to arrest Yoon led to a riot at…

MANDAN, N.D. — The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) has recognized the safety achievements of North Dakota electric cooperatives in the Jamestown area in 2024.On January 9, NDAREC held an awards ceremony to award Certificates of Safety Achievement to Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative and Northern Plains Electric Cooperative. The Safety Achievement Certificate recognizes successful participants in the Rural Electrical Safety Achievement Program (RESAP). RESAP is a national safety program that encourages electric cooperatives to achieve and maintain high safety standards to protect employees and communities. Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative also received the Safety Achievement Award, given to…

WASHINGTON, DC — Americans’ ideological identification will remain stable in 2024, with an average of 37% calling their political views “very conservative” or “conservative,” 34% “moderate,” and 25% calling their political views “very conservative” or “conservative.” % say they are “very liberal” or “conservative.” “Liberal.” But this stability hides the fact that the percentage of respondents who identify Republicans as conservatives and Democrats as liberals has reached a new high. Americans’ ideological identity remained stable in 2024 Since Gallup began tracking ideology with this measure in 1992, none of the three major ideological groups of Americans (conservatives, moderates, and liberals)…

Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Guardian DesignHis back straight, his voice steady, Joe Biden stood at the US Capitol just days after a violent insurrection and declared: “Democracy has prevailed.” Fast forward three and a half years and America’s president cut a different, diminished figure. “We finally beat Medicare,” he muttered in confusion in Atlanta, Georgia.From the soaring hopes of inauguration day to that grim debate night against Donald Trump, the very public decline of the 46th president had the makings of an American tragedy that paved the way for the return of Trump to the White House.To his admirers, Biden will remain…

washington CNN — Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna reiterated that as a pro-family champion, Speaker Mike Johnson should support his advocacy for allowing new mothers to vote remotely for six weeks while they recover from childbirth. I tried to persuade him. he refused. She then switched to the Democratic Party. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are currently working with a group of House Democrats backed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to implement measures that would give new parents more flexibility, meaning mothers as well as fathers. The plan is to give remote voting a full 12 weeks to voters.…